* Inflections: English passed from inflected to analytic. Old EnglishMiddle EnglishKing John vs King PhillipThe conflict.* King John was obliged to give up control of Normandy.

* Nobles began to feel English.

* English showed a large mixture of Norman-French words.

* English became the chief language in schoolsThe Hundred Years' WarParliament. Lawsuits. English use inWriting & SpeechMiddle English LiteratureReasons for survive.* Well established.

* Considerable written literature.

* Strong oral tradition.The Final Result.* "Normans had the power, but the Anglo Saxons had more people"

* 70 or 75 percent Old English.

* 25 or so percent Norman-French.

* Vocabulary: over half of it comes from French & LatinSubject: History of the English Language.Teacher: Y. Maribel Castro Madrid.Student: Lucero Garcia Aguilar.References:*Crystal, D 2000 "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language" Cambridge University Press.

* Hook, J 1974 "The History of British English" Scott Foreman and Company.

* Alexander, Henry 1969 "The History of our language" Anchor Books.Preview.~ From Old English to Middle English.~ The Norman Conquest.~ Bilingualism.~ English nationalism.~ The survival.~ Final result.